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Welcome to Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Langhorne was established in the 17th century from the crossroads which are now Bellevue and Maple Avenues, 2 early Lenape Indian paths that later became roads. By the 18th century, Langhorne, then know as village of Attleboro, quickly became the community stagecoach hub, an important transit center from Trenton to Philadelphia. As Philadelphia expanded outward in the 19th century, Langhorne continued to grow into a fairly affluent area. Today, further housing expansion over the last 50 years has broadly referenced Langhorne as Middletown Township within the same zip code. However, Langhorne is still very distinctly broken up into several communities. The Langhorne Borough , Langhorne Manor, Langhorne Terrace, and Maple Point communities each have their own distinctiveness.
  
Middletown township had few residents before the 1950’s. Since then, the Levittown community was built with 8 sections becoming part of Middletown township, Further growth throughout the 1970’s saw the Oxford Valley Mall built, which has become the center of the commercial area. In the business route 1 area, many of our nations largest retailers have stores. There are an abundance of auto dealers, furniture stores, , medical offices and over 40 restaurant chains. Some of the more historical and prominent businesses throughout Langhorne and Middletown include Styers Orchards, Bella Tori Mansion, the Langhorne Hotel, and St Mary Medical Center. Another newer community landmark is Sesame Place theme park, from the tv show Sesame Street which opened in 1980. There are 14 acres of rides, water attractions and characters such as Elmo, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster to keep children entertained. This construction spawned a number of major hotels including Holiday Inn, Sheraton, Marriot, and Red Roof Inn to meet the annual visitor demand from surrounding states who come to our Langhorne community to spend the day.
   
A landmark of the Langhorne community is Core Creek Park, a 1200 acre preserve including Lake Luxembourgh, where visitors can paddle boat, fish, hike, play basketball, walk paved trails, play tennis, and picnic. Middletown Country Club is an 18 hole golf course. Langhorne Community Park and Playwicki park also offer lots of outdoor space to enjoy. Langhorne has thriving community programs including the Langhorne Lions club, Langhorne Rotary, Langhorne Athletic association, Middletown Athletic Association as well as the blue ribbon Neshaminy School District which educates over 9,000 children in 13 schools. The Neshaminy High School has recently undergone state of the art renovations and the Neshaminy Redskins football team is as tough as ever.
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Langhorne’s convenient location, close to Trenton, Philadelphia and Princeton, and accessable by several major highways makes for a reasonable commute and a very desirable housing market outside the city. As much of the rural farmland in Langhorne and Middletown was turned into suburban housing developments throughout the 1980’s, the population has swelled to nearly 48,000 in the last census. Langhorne has a vast variety of housing styles and communities from the reasonably cheap to the very expensive. In Langhorne Borough and Langhorne Manor you will find large Victorian style homes to condo’s, townhouses, over 55 communities, assisted living and apartments. Whereas in other areas of Middletown, there are large single family housing communities with some homes on quite sprawling lots. Langhorne, Pennsylvania is a highly desirable area to live. If you are considering moving to a Langhorne or Middletown Township community and would like some housing information, please feel free to request it below. Thank you for visiting our Langhorne community page. To search real estate for sale in Langhorne, click here. http://www.PaRealEstateForSale.com
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